The once bustling Beta Town had now become a blood-soaked slaughterhouse.
The rapidly turning goblin airship flew 50 meters in the air, slowly reaching the sky above Beta Town. The goblins couldn't bear to look at the horrifying scene below.
The town wasn't big, with only seven or eight intersecting streets. However, there were many shops and small shops along the streets, most of which were weapon shops, blacksmiths, and alchemy shops. Normally, this would be the golden time when pedestrians would be weaving in and out, and the shops would be loudly advertising.
But now …
The streets were littered with gnomes and slaves who had their limbs severed. The doors of the shops along the streets were wide open, and it was also a mess inside. Dark red bloodstains could be seen everywhere, and corpses that had been gnawed beyond recognition …
The blacksmiths and alchemy shops had been set on fire.
Fierce flames spewed out of the shops, madly licking at everything that could be burned. Although the goblin buildings had mostly been fitted with metal panels to increase their defense, and many of the core parts were made entirely out of metal components.
Unfortunately, in front of the all-devouring sea of fire, everything was turned to ashes!
"Master Beirut is still in the alchemy shop …" Obeim's pained wails came from the goblin airship.
Beirut was the only high-level goblin engineer in Beta Town. If the logging robot had any mechanical problems, only he could repair it. So seeing the alchemy shop also fall into a fierce sea of fire, Obeim felt so much pain that he wanted to die.
Looking at the raging flames below, the goblin airship could only adjust its direction from time to time, nimbly passing through the pillars of fire and suffocating black smoke.
The attack on Beta Town only lasted for half an hour, but the damage it caused was fatal.
That damned enemy seemed to be extremely familiar with this town. After killing their way in from the entrance, they went straight down the streets to the alchemy shop. Then, after slaughtering the alchemy shop and blacksmiths, they followed the nearest road out of the town and fled northwest.
And northwest of the town was another lush tropical rainforest.
The reason why the goblins were so clear about the enemy's movements was that they could clearly see a bloody path in the town's panoramic view from the top of the airship. Although the surrounding streets and shops were attacked to varying degrees by the enemy, it was still clear from the degree of destruction and cleansing that where the main battlefield was and where the 'innocent' were affected.
When they saw the Goblin Airship hovering above the town, the Goblins who had been frightened by the massacre came out again and waved their arms at the sky.
Just when everyone thought that the danger was over, an earth-shattering explosion suddenly occurred in the smithy that was burning. The mushroom-shaped building on the ground instantly collapsed into pieces. Countless wood chips and broken and twisted metal plates flew in all directions like raindrops.
In the sky, a terrifying rain of fire suddenly fell.
This … this was a large amount of gunpowder stored in the blacksmith's cellar being ignited!
After the terrifying explosion, the centre of Beta Town caved in to form a huge pit. The bottom of the pit was scorched black and turned into a huge sea of fire. At the edge of the pit, as random items tumbled down, some goblins and slaves could be vaguely seen clinging to the walls of the pit, screaming for help.
Corps Commander Barzik's face turned ashen. He gritted his teeth as he looked at the terrible state below him, his fists clenched tightly.
"Obem, go down and help the mayor immediately. I'm going to take people to track that damned intruder … Quick, carry out the order!"
"Yes!"
Obem saluted and took the umbrella from the officer next to him. He went to the edge of the airship, clenched his teeth and jumped down.
In order to track the enemy as soon as possible, the airship didn't have time to lower itself to a safe altitude to drop him off. Therefore, even if he knew that the safety of the goblin umbrella wasn't high, Obem could only obey the orders of the Corps Commander.
When a cluster of small mushrooms bloomed in the sky, the airship turned nimbly and flew towards the northwest of the town.
"All of you, stay alert …" Corps Commander Barzik tore off the suffocating wind buckle, waving the bronze hand gun in his hand as he roared, "All observers, get into position. We must find that damned fellow … All cannoneers, get ready. Once you find the enemy, I want you to drown him in flames of fury …"
As it roared, the Gnomes with monoculars around their necks ran to both sides of the ship's railings and filled every observation spot. Then, they lifted the monoculars and scanned every suspicious spot below them.
Countless goblins were running and shouting within the cabin, magic cannons forged from bronze were pushed into firing positions. The metal panels on the hull of the airship were pushed open, revealing the pitch-black muzzles of the cannons.
However, what was different from earth was that there weren't mountains of metal bullets and huge barrels in the airship. Instead, they were replaced by boxes of magic batteries. These magic cannons had been perfectly modified by the Great Goblin Empire's engineering institute, able to convert the strange energy in the magic batteries into unstable energy fireballs.
Once this energy fireball was fired, the slightest collision would cause a terrifying energy explosion.
A magic battery that was expensive to manufacture could only fire five energy fireballs before it had to be replaced. Therefore, the cannoneers that the Great Goblin Empire nurtured were actually very particular about how to quickly replace the batteries in battle.
If a magic battery was replaced before it was completely used up, it would be a huge waste. And if the magic batteries were replaced before the magic cannons had cooled down, it could easily cause an explosion. That was why goblin cannoneers were a profession that required a lot of skill and luck!
The goblin airship flew past at a low altitude of thirty meters. Pairs of widened eyes scanned the ground nervously, not letting go of the slightest movement.
Finally, at the edge of a woodland two miles away from Beta Town, the goblins discovered traces of insects crawling on the soil.
Looking at the number of traces, there were clearly no less than ten insects!
Seeing the traces disappear into the dense forest, Corps Commander Barzik was immediately enraged.
"Hurry up and tell Naru to hurry over with the marines … I want him to raze this place to the ground immediately …"
Naru was the vice commander of the seventh marine regiment.
When Barzik rushed back with the goblin airship, he deliberately left the vice commander in charge of commanding the army. Thus, under Barzik's strict orders, the seventh marine regiment that was rushing to Beta Town immediately changed direction, advancing at high speed towards where the commander was.
With the goblin tanks and chocobos as their means of transport, the goblins could advance at a speed of fifty kilometers per hour. However, the slightly clumsy magic-powered armors and logging robots clearly couldn't keep up with the speed of the main force. Thus, the entire army stretched out for three to four kilometers, like a long snake without joints.
The insect lich Bliss, who had been hiding nearby and watching, couldn't help but lick his lips regretfully.
His insectoid army had yet to take shape, and while it was effective in small scale battles, it was like trying to put out a cart of firewood with a cup of water against a burning cart of firewood when facing a large-scale army.
The diversion attack on the goblin town had allowed him to capture a few high-ranking goblins, as well as a large number of magic batteries and other unknown materials. The goblin captives had been moved to a secret crypt, while the spoils of war were stored in his Storage Ring.
That was why he could still maintain such high mobility and agility.
As for the 'traces' left at the edge of the woodland, it was just a disguise. Bliss sent out three scorpions to lure the enemy's leader elsewhere, while he led the remaining twelve scorpions back towards the sawmill camp.
He wouldn't fight the enemy head-on. His master's mission was to survive before reinforcements arrived, and then do his best to expand his insectoid army.
In the Sorcerer World, an insect lich like him was bound by the rules of the Sorcerer World, and could never capture intelligent creatures without restraint to expand his army. Here, however, the entire plane was like a piece of delicious cheese that had yet to be developed. No matter what he did here, the despicable Sorcerer Enforcers wouldn't interfere.
That was why he liked this place!
Although there were unknown dangers and dangers here, Bliss felt an indescribable sense of comfort and ease from the depths of his heart. He liked this place, or rather, he belonged here …
An entire plane filled with delicious flesh and blood was waiting for him to pluck and devour. What could be more beautiful and satisfying than this in this world?
Thus, an hour later, Commander Barzik who was frantically demolishing the place received another warning from afar. The sawmill camp was under attack!
When he hurriedly brought the 7th Marine Regiment back to the sawmill camp, all he saw was a scene of devastation and large pools of blood. What was more frightening was that all the goblin guards and troll slaves who stayed behind were gone. There wasn't even a single corpse in the huge camp.
The magic batteries stored in the camp's warehouse were also gone. This was the worst news for the 7th Marine Regiment!
All of the magical machinery that the regiment was equipped with had to be powered by magic batteries. Now that the reserves had been wiped out by the enemy, what would the regiment rely on to sustain the upcoming battle?
Barzik, who realized this problem for the first time, immediately calmed down. After careful consideration, he didn't send anyone to defend the camp that had nothing to rely on. Instead, he led all the goblin warriors to Beta Town and built a new defense system with it as the center.
After doing all this, Corps Commander Bazik finally let go of his so-called pride and sent people to the imperial military headquarters to explain the situation here. He also sent an urgent request for help to the other Corps Commanders nearby.
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